Caroline MacGregorMay 6, 2013 | WGVU
Palisades Nuclear
Plant was shut down Sunday morning after a leak was discovered in a water storage tank that has had previous leaks.

The NRC has extra
inspectors on site at the plant in Covert Township after numerous leaks and
shutdowns over the past two years. Several public hearings and webinairs have
been held to allay public concern that the plant is too old to keep operating.

NRC spokeswoman, Prema Chandrathil, says investigators have confirmed that 80 gallons of "low level" radioactive water entered a basin holding thousands of
gallons of non-radioactive water before entering Lake Michigan.

The NRC is
sending a metallurgy expert to locate the source of the leak but Chandrathil emphasizes there is no threat to human safety. Another webinair is being scheduled soon to
inform the public about this particular leak.